A table move has not slowed down Mike Watson at all and the Canadian has been using his sizable stack like a club to beat down on the other players.
Watson is now sitting in the number three seat between Alexandros Kolonias in seat two and Nick Petrangelo in seat five and opened the action with a raise to 6,000 from the cutoff with Petrangelo calling the button and David Peters calling from the big blind.
Peters checked the flop and Watson led out for 9,000 before Petrangelo three-bet to 23,000 from the button.
After Peters bowed out Watson made the call taking the action heads-up to the turn. Watson checked and Petrangelo checked it right back to take things to the river. The action went check, check once again and Petrangelo rolled over but was behind to Watson’s .
Action folded to Steffen Sontheimer on the button and he opened for 6,000. Big blind Sam Trickett three-bet to 17,000 and Sontheimer called.
The flop came and Trickett bet 19,000. Sontheimer wasted not much time piling his 25,000 into the middle and Trickett beat him to the pot calling all in for 76,500 total.
Sam Trickett:
Steffen Sontheimer:
The dealer burned and turned the rapidly, and Trickett asked him to wait: "Wait, wait. Let me enjoy this. One brick please!"
The dealer obliged, putting the out to complete the board.
David Peters opened the cutoff for 7,500 followed by a Alexandros Kolonias three-bet to 22,000. Both blinds folded and Peters called. Peters check-called 25,000 on before both of them checked the on the turn. Peters bet a mere 20,000 on the river and Kolonias tanked for a bit to make his decision. He used a time breaker chip to gain a minute to tank but when that too ran out, he was just too late to toss in another one. Kolonias was forced to fold, decent sized pot to Peters.
What started as a limped blind versus blind hand quickly escalated to result in the elimination of Mikita Badziakouski.
Preflop Sam Trickett completed from the small blind and Badziakouski checked his option taking both players to a flop of .
Trickett led out for 5,000 and after a little deliberation Badziakouski made the call.
The turn brought a 15,000 second barrel from Trickett before Badziakouski moved all in for his last 56,000 reasonably quickly. Trickett, sitting on around 142,000 tanked for the full 30 seconds and used two of his three time breaker chips before finding the call and the cards were turned over.
Sam Trickett:
Mikita Badziakouski:
The river was a non-spade and Badziakouski hit the rail while Trickett climbed to 235,000. With nine players now remaining there will be a new seat draw as the two tables are merged into one.
Blinds are still 1,500 and 3,000 with a 500 ante. There are 33 minutes left on the clock for this level. Play is back underway with the final nine players.
David Peters opened from middle position to 7,500 with Steffen Sontheimer the only caller in the small blind. Both players checked the monochrome flop.
The turn saw Sontheimer open for 14,500, which was enough to get Peters to give it up.
Undeterred Peters opened the next hand, again for 7,500, this time finding no callers.
Now sitting under the gun plus one Peters raised for the third time in a row, again making it 7,500. Sontheimer opted to look Peters up once more, this time from the cutoff and action went heads-up to a flop of .
Both players checked the flop and the subsequent turn before Peters led out for 15,000 on the river. Sontheimer thought for 15 seconds before making the call, his leading Peters’ to take the pot.
flop and Watson led out for 9,000 before Petrangelo three-bet to 23,000 from the button.
turn. Watson checked and Petrangelo checked it right back to take things to the 
river. The action went check, check once again and Petrangelo rolled over 
but was behind to Watson’s 
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and Trickett bet 19,000. Sontheimer wasted not much time piling his 25,000 into the middle and Trickett beat him to the pot calling all in for 76,500 total.
out to complete the board.
before both of them checked the 
on the turn. Peters bet a mere 20,000 on the 
river and Kolonias tanked for a bit to make his decision. He used a time breaker chip to gain a minute to tank but when that too ran out, he was just too late to toss in another one. Kolonias was forced to fold, decent sized pot to Peters.
to grant Kenney a much needed double and he climbed to 64,000 while Holz dropped to 300,000.
and Badziakouski hit the rail while Trickett climbed to 235,000. With nine players now remaining there will be a new seat draw as the two tables are merged into one.
flop. 
turn saw Sontheimer open for 14,500, which was enough to get Peters to give it up.
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turn before Peters led out for 15,000 on the 